Everybody makes excuses for themselves they wouldn't be prepared to make for other people.

Plato worried that philosophical writing would take the place of living conversations for which, in philosophy, there is no substitute.

Thinking is the soul speaking to itself.

The good polis is made by the good person, his moral character intact, and the good polis, in turn, helps turn out good persons, their moral character intact.

If we don't understand our tools, then there is a danger we will become the tool of our tools. We think of ourselves as Google's customers, but really we're its products.

I have a Greek-American friend who named her daughter "Nike" and is often asked why she chose to name her offspring after a sneaker.

Plato dramatically puts the detachment of the philosopher from his time this way: to philosophize is to prepare to die.

What is it precisely, that they are doing when they are doing science. Are they refining their instruments for observation or discovering new aspects of reality?

This is the pedagogical paradox. The person and the teacher is required precisely because the knowledge itself is nontransferable from teacher to student.

How can those who possess all knowledge, which must include knowledge of life that is worth living, be interested in using knowledge only for the insignificant aim of making money?

The will to matter is at least as important as the will to believe.

Getting angry is not bad

I have my dad's shape. No booty.

The transistor was a small plastic unit that would take us from a world of static bricks piled on top of each other to a world where everything was interactive.

One key lesson of history is that virtually anything, including afternoon or evening thundershowers, causes Germany to invade Belgium.

The best thing about the iPhone is this that tells me where I am all the time. Theres never a need to feel lost anymore.

You didn't know whether Chuck Berry was black or white - it was not a concern.

People sometimes ask if I want to be a solo artist, but it just wouldn't be any fun being on your own.

Janie: So you're a double agent? Cabel: Sure.That sounds sexy.

[Castro is] a source of inspiration to the world.

I am a citizen of the world, and also a citizen of Ukraine.